Faculty & Staff Directory

Naglaa Salem

Psychology and Counseling
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: nsalem@caldwell.edu

School of Psychology & Counseling B.A. Al-Azhar University M.A. University of Sunderland MSc of Psychology, Cal Southern University

Nicolette Salerno

Psychology
Assistant Professor and Department Chair

Email: nsalerno@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3558
Office Location: Werner Hall, Room 119

B.A. Rutgers College
M.A. Montclair State University
Ed.D. Rutgers University

Dr Salerno received her doctorate in Higher Education and Student Development from The Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has held various administrative and teaching positions throughout her career in student affairs, program management, crisis counseling, and evaluation. A long-time adjunct at Caldwell and other local institutions, she joined the psychology faculty full-time in 2023. She is especially committed to helping students transition into graduate school and teaches the psychology capstone course each year. Her research interests center on women at different stages in the lifespan, professional identity development for adjunct faculty, and college-student mental health. Dr. Salerno loves reading, cooking, and gardening and is happiest hanging out with her grown kids.

Christopher Salvatore

Sociology and Criminal Justice
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: csalvatore@caldwell.edu

Christopher Salvatore Adjunct Lecturer of Criminal Justice B.A. Neumann College M.A. Widener University Ph.D. Temple University

Rosa Sanchez

Modern Languages
Professor of Spanish Language, Literature and Culture

Email: rsanchez@caldwell.edu
Office Location: Visceglia Hall

Rosa M. Sánchez is an Associate Professor at Caldwell University. Her research focuses on 20^th-century Hispanic literature, especially on re-writings of canonical works. She has published in Sargasso: A Journal of Caribbean Literature, Languages and Culture, Voces del Caribe, and Journal of Christianity and World Languages. She has also presented at various national and international conferences. At Caldwell University, she teaches all levels of Spanish language, literature and culture courses. She is also the advisor for the Spanish Club, Phi Sigma Iota, and Study Abroad.

Heidi Sandecki

Visual Art and Design
Instructor/Lecturer of Graphic Art

Email: hsandecki@caldwell.edu
Office: 973-618-3918
Office Location: Visceglia Hall, 150

B.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art

M.F.A. School of Visual Arts

Michael Sang

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Instructor

Education

B.A., University of Chicago
M.A., Northwestern University
M.B.A., University of Chicago

McKenna Schray

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: mschray@caldwell.edu

Ph.D., APR Adjunct Professor B.A. Seton Hall University M.A. Seton Hall University Ph.D. Seton Hall University

Diana Schwers-Lee

Academic Affairs
Senior Administrative Assistant

Email: DLee@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3212
FAX: 973-618-3351
Office Location: Alumni Theater 228

Office:
Mon: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tues: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wed: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thurs: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Fri: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Montclair State University, 2002

Caldwell University – 2002-Present

Anthony Scimone

Natural Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: anscimone@caldwell.edu

B.S. Pace University

Ph.D. Rutgers University

M.D. Rutgers Medical School

Alison Self

Counseling Services, Health Services
Administrative Assistant

Email: aself@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3319
FAX: 973-618-3540
Office Location: Newman Center, Wellness Center

Office:
Mon: 8:30am-4:30pm
Tues: 8:30am-4:30pm
Wed: 8:30am-4:30pm
Thurs: 8:30am-4:30pm
Fri: 8:30am-4:30pm

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
B.Sc. Genetics, Queen Mary College, University of London

ABOUT
Alison has worked at Caldwell University since 2001, she was in the English and Political Science departments before moving to the Wellness Center in 2019. Alison’s door is always open to students who have questions about the Wellness Center, or just as a place to chat!

Her interests include singing with the Caldwell University Chorale and also with Ember Ensemble, a pro-am ensemble who perform in Manhattan and Montclair, NJ.

Jeffrey Senese

President’s Office
President

Email: presidentassistant@caldwell.edu
phone: 973-618-3547
Office Location: Werner Hall

Dr. Jeffrey D. Senese was named the tenth president of Caldwell University on July 9, 2023. Prior to his appointment at Caldwell University, Senese served at the president of Saint Leo University in Florida. Prior to that service he was an academic vice president and provost as well as a department chair and was awarded tenure at the University of Baltimore and again at Penn State University.

President Senese earned his bachelor’s degree in the administration of justice from the Pennsylvania State University. He went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in criminology from Indiana State University and a Ph.D. in criminal justice/research methods/statistics from Michigan State University.

After graduating from Michigan State University, Dr. Senese was a faculty member at Indiana University and then the University of Baltimore, a member institution of the University of Maryland System. Dr. Senese engaged in extensive funded national research work with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Defense on use of force in law enforcement and correctional settings among several other topics. The extensive list of Dr. Senese’s academic achievements beyond his teaching roles include the publication of a methods book, dozens of professional article publications, book chapters, and other publications. Dr. Senese has also presented over one hundred professional papers, interviews with various media outlets, and has served as a speaker for many educational and community conferences and events both domestically and internationally. Dr. Senese has been recognized by the State of Maryland, the City of Baltimore and the City of Tampa. Dr. Senese also has extensive international work experiences in Asia (Completed a Fulbright in Hong Kong and extensive partnership work in China), work in Europe, the Caribbean and South Africa. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Chamber and served its Executive Committee; was chair of the Sunshine State Conference President’s Council; was a member of Enterprise Florida’s Board (State-wide Economic Development Board for the Governor), a Board Member of Omicron Delta Kappa and a Board member of the Urban League of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kelly Sepe

Athletics
Administrative Assistant

Email: KSepe@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3260
FAX: 973-618-3370
Office Location: Newman Center, Athletic Suite

Kelly Sepe begins her ninth year as the administrative assistant in Caldwell University Athletics in 2024-25.

She lives in West Caldwell with her husband Ron and two sons, Adam and Cooper.

Melissa Sepe

Nursing and Public Health
Clinical Faculty

Email: msepe@caldwell.edu
Office: 973-618-3000 x3159
Office Location: Student Center, Nursing Department Offices

Office:
Mon: 9:00am – 11:00am
Tues: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Wed: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Fri: By appointment

Melissa Sepe, APN, RN is clinical faculty in the School of Nursing and Public Health. She earned her MA in nursing from New York University and BSN from Villanova University. She has many years of experience in nursing having worked as a Nurse Practitioner in adult cardiology and Registered Nurse in adult intensive care, the emergency department, neonatal intensive care and elementary school health.

Stephen Shaw

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: sshaw@caldwell.edu

B.S. Caldwell University

M.S. Caldwell University

Jill Sheldon

Institutional Advancement
Coordinator

Email: jsheldon@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3242
FAX: 973-618-3300
Office Location: Rosary Hall, 214

Proud Graduate of Berkeley College of Business – Intensive Secretarial Program

Brian Shube

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Lecturer

Email: bshube@caldwell.edu

B.S. Hofstra University

M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tina Sidener

Applied Behavior Analysis
Professor, Clinical Supervisor

Email: TSidener@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3539
Office Location: Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis, Room 5

Education Background:

Ph. D. in Psychology from Western Michigan University

Brief Bio/Professional Experience:

Tina M. Sidener, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA(NY) is a professor in the Applied Behavior Analysis department at Caldwell University and Clinical Supervisor in the Caldwell University Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Western Michigan University in 2006 under the mentorship of Dr. Jim Carr and completed a pre-doctoral internship at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Sidener has over 20 years of experience providing ABA services and conducting research with individuals with developmental disabilities. She has served on the board of and published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Behavioral Interventions, Education and Treatment of Children, and Behavior Analysis in Practice. Her clinical and research interests include teaching verbal behavior and play skills to children with autism spectrum disorder and establishing natural stimulus and reinforcer control.

Additional Duties:

Clinical Supervisor, Center for Autism and ABA

Teaching Interests & Courses Taught:

Language and Social Skills for Individuals with Autism, Motivational Systems and Reinforcement, Assessment and Treatment of Stereotypy, Professionalism for Behavior Analysts, Play Interventions for Children with Autism

Current Research (description of interests): establishing conditioned reinforcers, assessment and treatment of stereotypy, teaching verbal behavior and play skills to children with autism

Selected publications:

Kahlow, T., Sidener, T. M., Kisamore, A. N., & Reeve, K. F. (in press). Teaching the mand “when?” to children with autism spectrum disorder. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior.

Sainsbury, E. L., Sidener, T. M., Taylor-Santa, C., Reeve, K. F., & Sidener, D. W. (in press). A discrimination training procedure to establish praise as a conditioned reinforcer for children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kay, J. C., Kisamore, A. N., Vladescu, J. C., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, K. F., & Taylor-Santa, C. (in press). Effects of exposure to prompts on the acquisition of intraverbals in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Gomes, S. R., Reeve, S. A., Brothers, K. J., Reeve, K. R., & Sidener, T. M. (2019). Establishing a generalized repertoire of initiating bids for joint attention in children with autism. Behavior Modification, online first. doi: 10.1177/0145445518822499

Szmacinski, N., DeBar, R. M., Sidener, T. M., & Sidener, D. W. (2018). Using an interrupted behavior chain and volume fading to teach manding. The Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 30, 653–668. doi: 10.1007/s10882-018-9610-4

Shnell, L. K., Sidener, T. M., DeBar, R. M., Vladescu, J. C., & Kahng, S. (2018). Effects of computer based training on procedural modifications to standard functional analyses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 87-98. doi: 10.1002/jaba.423

Johnson, K., Vladescu, J. C., Kodak, T., Sidener, T. M., & Giannakakos, A. (2017). An assessment of differential reinforcement procedures for learners with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50, 290-303. doi: 10.1002/jaba.372

Bord, S., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, K. F., & Sidener, D. W. (2017). Teaching on-task rollerblading and ice-skating to a child with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10, 178–182. doi: 10.1007/s40617-016-0150-z

Cirelli, C. A., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, S. A., & Reeve, K. F. (2016). Using activity schedules to increase on-task behavior of children at-risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Education and Treatment of Children, 39, 283-300.

Pane, H. M., Sidener, T. M., Vladescu, J. C., & Nirgudkar, A. (2015). Evaluating function-based Social Stories™ with children with autism. Education and Treatment of Children. doi: 10.1177/0145445515603708

Somers, A. S., Sidener, T. M., DeBar, R. A., & Sidener, D. W. (2014). Establishing stimulus control of mands for items and mands for information in children with autism. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 30, 29-35. doi: 10.1007/s40616-014-0007-x

Taylor-Santa, C., Sidener, T. M., Carr, J. E., & Reeve, K. F. (2014). Evaluation of a discrimination training procedure to establish conditioned reinforcers for children with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 29, 157–176. doi: 10.1002/bin.1384

Rader, L., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, K. F., Sidener, D. W., Delmolino, L., Miliotis, A., & Carbone, V. (2014). Stimulus -stimulus pairing of vocalizations: A systematic replication. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 30, 69-74. doi: 10.1007/s40616-014-0012-0

Miliotis, A., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, K. F., Carbone, V., Sidener, D. W., Rader, L., & Delmolino, L. (2012). Stimulus-stimulus pairing of vocalizations: Evaluation of number of presentations of target sound per trial. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 809–813. doi: 10.9101/jaba.2012.45-809

Saylor, S., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, S. A., Fetherston, A., Progar, P. R. (2012). Effects of three types of noncontingent auditory stimulation on vocal stereotypy in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 185-190. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2012.45-185

Howlett, M., Sidener, T. M., Sidener, D. W., & Progar, P. R. (2012). Manipulation of motivating operations and use of a script fading procedure to teach mands for information about location to children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 943-948.

Cassella, M., Sidener, T. M., Sidener, D. W., & Progar, P. R. (2011). Response interruption and redirection as treatment for vocal stereotypy in children with autism: A systematic replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 169-173.

Sidener, T. M., Carr, J. E., Firth, A. M., Heinicke, M. R., & Cornelius, C. E. (2010). Effects of single versus multiple verbal operant arrangements on the acquisition of mands and tacts in preschool children. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 26, 26, 15-30.

Kaplan-Reimer, H., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, K. F., & Sidener, D. W. (2010). Evaluating a stimulus control fading procedure to teach indoor rock climbing to children with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 26, 1-22.

Stevens, C., Sidener, T. M., Reeve, S. A., & Sidener, D. W. (2010). Effects of behavior-specific and general praise on acquisition of tacts in children with pervasive developmental disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5, 666-669.

Sidener, T. M., Shabani, B. D., Carr, J. E., & Roland, J. P. (2006). An evaluation of strategies to maintain manding at practical levels. Research in Developmental Disabilities,27, 632-644.

Sidener, T. M., Carr, J. E., & Firth, A. M. (2005). Superimposition and withholding of edible consequences as treatment for automatically reinforced stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 121-124.

Danielle Silvia

Registrar
Assistant Registrar

Email: dsilvia@caldwell.edu
phone: 973-618-3292

B.A. in Communications, TCNJ, 2019

M.A. in Higher Education, Caldwell University, Spring 2023

Patrick Sime

Mathematics
Professor and Chair

Email: PSime@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3518
FAX: 973-618-3365

B.A. Rutgers University

Ph.D. University of Maryland

Marc Siravo

Business and Computer Science
Adjunct Instructor

Phone: 973-618-3255

MBS, CISSIP, CISA

Education
B.S., Stockton University
M.B.A., Seton Hall University

Stephanie Sitnick

Academic Support Services
Assistant Vice President for Academic Support Services

Email: ssitnick@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3491
Office Location: Aquinas Hall 109

Education:
BS in Special Education from The College of New Jersey
MS in Child Development from the University of California Davis
PhD in Human Development from the University of California Davis

Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0HgP19kAAAAJ

Elizabeth (Libby) Skinner

School of Education, Student Support Services
Director of Accessibility Services, Adjunct Lecturer

Email: eskinner@caldwell.edu
phone: 973-618-3645
FAX: 973-618-3488
Office Location: Aquinas Hall, Academic Success Center

Mrs. Elizabeth (Libby) Skinner has a B.A. from the University of Denver, an M.A. from Montclair State University and an M.A.A. from Caldwell University. She began her career teaching reading in the Denver Public Schools. Upon moving to New Jersey in 1971, she worked briefly in the Caldwell Public Schools. After pausing to have her children she worked in the Verona Public Schools for 32 years before retiring in 2015. Mrs. Skinner has taught both general education and special education in preschool through 12th grade. While working in Verona she was a classroom teacher, an LDT-C, a Supervisor of Special Education and a Director of Special Services. Mrs. Skinner has been an adjunct lecturer with the School of Education at Caldwell University since 2013 and accepted the position of Director of Accessibility Services in February, 2020. In her leisure time, Mrs. Skinner enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with her family, especially her eight grandchildren.

Stacey Solomon

Psychology and Counseling
Professor

Email: ssolomon@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3387
Office Location: Werner Hall, 330

Education

B.S., Rider University
M.A., Kean University
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Dr. Stacey Solomon has been teaching at Caldwell University for over 20 years. She holds a School Counselor Certification for the State of New Jersey and is a licensed professional counselor. Dr. Solomon teaches and utilizes a strengths-based, collaborative and compassionate approach to counseling. She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults and enjoys working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dr. Solomon received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Virginia.

Marjorie Squires

Natural Sciences
Professor of Chemistry

Email: msquires@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3612
Office Location: Albertus Magnus Hall, Room 204B

Education

BA Chemistry from Gettysburg College
PhD Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry from Boston College
Post Doctoral Fellow at SUNY at Stony Brook with Dr. Andreas Mayr

Teaching chemistry for 25 years. Course taught: General Chemistry I and II with laboratories, Analytical Chemistry with laboratories, Spectroscopic Determination, Polymer Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Principles of chemistry with laboratories, Food, Clothing, and Shelter, Our Material World with laboratories, Instrumental Analysis with laboratories, Coordination Chemistry.
The institutions these courses were taught were Montclair State University, Felican (College) University, and Caldwell University.

Conducting research in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic/organometallic complexes. Mentor students independent research projects.

Member of the American Chemical Society and mentor of the student chapter a Caldwell University.

Cindy Striano

Health Services
Executive Director

Email: Cstriano@caldwell.edu
Phone: 973-618-3319
FAX: 973-618-3540
Office Location: Newman Center

Cindy Striano has more than 40 years of experience in professional nursing and healthcare administration. Having worked in acute care, private surgical practice, hospital administration, nursing education, and many other facets of nursing, she developed a love for working with college-aged students when she began working part-time over thirty years ago at Caldwell University. Her passion became assisting college students to be successful academically by providing care that removed any health barriers while educating students to be self-advocates and educated healthcare consumers. She is a member of the New Jersey College Health Association and the NJ State Nurses Association. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Nursing Education.

In her personal life, she is a wife, a mother to two grown children who continued in the healthcare professions of Dentistry and Orthopaedic surgery, a grandmother to an adorable grandson, and a dog mom to Phoebe. She loves to read, travel, and is a foodie who loves to cook.